......If what the fan magazines wrote were to be believed, she was very much in the running to be Mrs. Tab Hunter.

But no, she wasn't duped; she was in on it......

There's something very sad to contemplate about that possibility. If she HAD become Mrs. Hunter, she might have had a gentler life and would probably still be alive, living up the California coast on a nice little ranch.

I love Natalie -- she had a special vulnerability like Marilyn had - whom she admired-

I recently watched her in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF - she does an extraordinary job as Maggie the Cat , especially for a TV production - certainly a better acted performance than Elizabeth Taylor's - Natalie had a beautiful voice - La Liz not so much.

I remember when she died so tragically. Douglas Trumbull's Brainstorm was still being filmed, and upon her death, MGM shut the production down. Trumbull fought tooth-and-nail to keep his film alive, in spite of his leading lady's demise. I'm so glad he won the battle. While Brainstorm is certainly an uneven effort, it has a number of amazing qualities that I love very much, not the least of which is Natalie's wonderful presence. The scene in which Christopher Walken wins back his lost love by utilizing recordings of his happiest memories is, I think, a memorable moment, and Natalie is wonderful in it.